Antony Loewenstein: Public broadcasting is under attack for elitism and bias in the UK, US and Australia. But the critics' real agenda is clear: the expansion of corporate influence into our most trusted media

Merle Hazard, who rocketed to fame with his wry songs about the financial crisis, has penned a follow up to his recession song Double Dippin'. Called the Great Unwind, it worries about what happens to all the money created by central banks